目(め)に余(あま)る

めにあまる
expression
intolerable; too much to overlook
idiomevaluation
1. intolerable; too much to overlook; beyond what can be ignored
Of behavior: so bad or excessive that it can no longer be quietly put up with.
彼(かれ)の態度(たいど)は目(め)に余(あま)る。
His attitude is more than I can overlook.
最近(さいきん)、遅刻(ちこく)が目(め)に余(あま)るようになってきた。
His lateness has recently got out of hand.
観光客(かんこうきゃく)のマナー違反(いはん)が目(め)に余(あま)るため、市(し)は新(あたら)しいルールを作(つく)った。
Tourists' bad manners had become intolerable, so the city made new rules.

Usage

Used by someone in a position to judge or correct (a teacher, a manager, a city) about another's conduct, usually just before stepping in. Common forms: 目(め)に余(あま)る行為(こうい) / 態度(たいど) / 言動(げんどう), and 〜が目(め)に余(あま)る.

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Added 2026.10.5 4:19 · Revised 2026.10.5 4:22
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